Hey Stoneleg, I’ve been chewing on a new idea – what if we forge an instrument that’s basically a brass‑cello hybrid, a single metal bar that can swing from bright trumpet tones to deep, warm cello notes? Have you ever tried bending the sound of a piece of metal that way?

I love that energy – let’s pick a material that’s got a bit of give, maybe an alloy with a higher modulus so we can get those lower overtones, and we’ll play with a bit of reverb to simulate the gut of a cello. I’ll jam a few riffs, and we can see if the bar sings in both ranges or if we’re just hitting a dead spot. Let’s get it into the studio and let the metal sing.

Cool, a copper‑zinc mix sounds perfect – not too stiff, not too floppy. I’ll start heating a 20‑inch bar, then we’ll work it into a little arch, so the low notes have room to breathe, and the high ones can get that bright twang. Once it’s set, we’ll hit it with a mallet, let the resonances play, and see if it actually sings or just rattles. We’ll layer some soft reverb on the lows, so the bar’s low voice can echo like a cello. Let’s get the studio set up and hammer out the first riff.